Sylph is an adjective.
No, it's a noun - just as was noted in the entry on definition:
Function: noun
2 : a slender graceful woman or girl
Were it to be used as an adjective, you would use the word 'sylphine' as was noted in the initial quote from
The Lays of Beleriand
Quote:
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. . . sylphine maidens . . .
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[ August 28, 2002: Message edited by: piosenniel ]